Get the Buckets Ready

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  1. Phil A

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    16mm of rain is forecast for Cambridge tommorow (according to wunderground) .... with more rain to follow over the next few days

    thats lots considering that the ground is saturated and we have had rain daily for nearly 2 weeks
     
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    Drove over the Huntspill Drain earlier, it was full.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Huntspill

    Did make me wonder about the drought situation & why we were pumping millions of gallons of fresh water straight out to sea:what:
     
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      That's just plain mismanagement of water conservation, Ziggy:mad:
       
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        i am sure that there is a conspiracy theory there :stirpot:
         
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          Tell me about it Dim! Starting to drive me up the wall. Very short tolerance span - me. Ironic isn't it?. Ever since that treetree hosepipe ban it don't stop rainin...:gaah::gaah:
          Sorry,sorry,sorry I know I shouldn't moan,
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            I was reading an report from a Met Analyst and he confessed that the UK climate is the most difficult to forecast either short range and long range because of it's high latitude position, the Jet stream, the conveyor effect and the Gulf stream all effecting the Island. Well, that was his excuse anyway:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
             
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            They trotted out that old one on the news about it being the 'wrong sort of rain'. Wrong time of year, won't replenish reservoirs etc etc etc. Meanwhile I'm still contemplating buying a burka so that I can sneak out and use a hose from my own water butt during dry spells and remain undetected. Can't risk upsetting the water Stasi.
             
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              You can borrow Ziggy's or my Burka if you want, Clara Lou.:heehee: We'll wear our Ski masks if we need to.:snork:
               
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                It's the "forecasters predict coldest may in 100 years " bit i'm not looking forward too:frown:
                 
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                Forecasters snorecasters. We'll probably have a heatwave.
                 
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                  Are these the same forecasters , who predicted the " BBQ Summer " 2 years ago ?
                   
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                    Soooo, will rain butt sales be up or down? :heehee:
                     
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                    Of course it is the wrong sort of rain that will not top up reservoirs, or the water table, Otherwise the water companies would look bad increasing the water rates
                    So whilst the water is very low and the companies profits are destitute the rain will never find the water table
                    Obvious init

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                      We're going to have a very damp school trip on Thursday, I fear.
                       
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